Associate Teacher (Expatriate)

Who We Are

YueCheng Education

The purpose of YueCheng Education (YCE) is to provide a future-oriented education for the children of Chinese and expatriate families living in Beijing. Founded on a passion to challenge and empower young people to live fulfilling and productive lives, YCE opened Beijing City International School (www.bcis.cn) in 2005. With the support of the YueCheng Educational Research Institute (YERI), this innovative school has provided the bedrock for YCE to extend its not-for-profit services to a wider community. The Learning Frontier (www.learningfrontier.cn) provides specialist support for children with learning and developmental needs, and the Reading Frontier (www.readingfrontier.com) inspires in children a passion for reading for life. YCE has now begun the construction of a network of Frontier Kindergartens, mainly for Chinese children. The strength of YCE lies in the quality of its international and Chinese staff, and the mutual support extended between the different but complementary institutions. YueCheng Education is an equal opportunity employer.

YCCK, YueCheng Courtyard Kindergarten (Opened in September 2019) 

The beautiful Courtyard Campus (www.yuechengkg.com) juxtaposes sweeping modern lines with the traditional elegance of an original courtyard palace dating from the early Qing dynasty. Designed by master architect Ma Yansong, the campus is a purposeful metaphor for the education that our new flagship kindergarten will offer. The form of the campus and the philosophy of the educational program are rooted in the efficacy of harmonious relationships: between architecture and nature; old and new; youth and experience; tradition and future; China and the world.

The mission is ambitious. All children will be empowered to enjoy a positive, purposeful and healthy life, becoming confident and creative learners as they begin their educational journey.

YCPK, YueCheng Parkside kindergarten (will Open in September 2021)

The YueCheng Parkside kindergarten will be opening its doors in August 2021. All children at Yuecheng Parkside Kindergarten will be empowered to enjoy a positive, purposeful and healthy life, becoming confident and creative learners as they begin their educational journey.

Yuecheng Parkside Kindergarten is located in the Tongzhou district of Beijing and has been purposefully designed to support and enhance the growing community. The Kindergarten’s location has been carefully positioned to enable the children, parents and the wider community to gain access the master planned facilities and learning opportunities that this precinct has to offer. A distinctive new landmark of this community will be the inspirational and awe-inspiring park that has been planned adjacent to the Kindergarten.

YueCheng Kindergartens have developed a distinctive holistic, child-centered curriculum based on the following foundational principles:

• Planned intergenerational learning opportunities between the children and the citizens of the adjacent retirement community

• Multi-age learning groups, reflecting the relationships and responsibilities of family and the wider community

• Constructivist learning through investigative play

• Open, flowing learning spaces, inside and out, removing the conventional boundaries that constrain opportunities for young children to learn

• No boundaries dual-language learning, enabling children to learn to speak, read, and write in either English or Chinese as appropriate to the context

• Respecting and learning to be the caretakers of our environment

• Understanding cultural identify and China’s place in the world

• Reading as a gateway to life-long learning and pleasure

• Interactive, developmentally appropriate introduction to logical-mathematical thinking skills

• Practical immersion in the arts and the development of a sense of beauty

• The relationship between mind and body and the development of skills for fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

• Investigation of and through technology at appropriate times

• Practical immersion in the arts and the development of a sense of beauty

• The relationship between mind and body and the development of skills for fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

• Investigation of and through technology at appropriate times

Who We Are Looking For

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Mother tongue fluency in written and oral English.

• Bachelor’s degree completed or in progress.

• Teaching experience is preferred.

• Desire to contribute to progressive, play-based learning experiences for young children.

REPORTS TO: Principal

JOB GOAL: To empower children to live healthy and positive lives as confident and creative learners through the use of progressive, rigorous and personalized play-based pedagogies.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Promotes the values and mission of YCE Kindergartens.

2. Implements school-wide policies.

3. Promotes and maintains a positive working environment in the kindergarten.

4. Promotes and maintain a calm, caring, and appropriately challenging environment for children.

5. Develops a deep understanding of the kindergarten’s curriculum and assessment policies and practices.

6. Assists the teachers with tasks in and outside the classrooms that include, but are not limited to:

o organizational duties for class,

o the creation of materials and teaching tools,

o the creation of display work,

o assisting with classroom routines,

o assisting with ordering teaching materials, etc.

7. Records children’s performances when directed by the teacher; assists with documentation of learning.

8. Works with small groups of children as directed by the teacher and supports children’s learning in all different areas.

9. Escorts and supervises children when moving around the campus.

10. Assists children’s self-care abilities include, but are not limited to:

o toilet training/ diaper changing,

o fostering independence when eating lunches and snacks,

o dressing and undressing,

o napping preparation and supervision, etc.

11. Assists teachers with translation and communication with parents and school-related business.

12. Refers all parent questions, comments and concerns directly to the appropriate teachers.

13. Supports the kindergarten’s strategic goals.

14. Contributes to ongoing curriculum development.

15. Participates in professional development opportunities.

16. Actively participate in school activities and meetings.

17. Maintains open communication with staff.

WORK YEAR: Around 200 days per year.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Principal with input from teachers.

NOTE: The above job description reflects the general requirements necessary to describe principal functions or responsibilities of the job identified and shall not be interpreted as a detailed description of the work requirements that may be inherent in the job, either at present or in the future.